'After 10 long years, Microsoft is finally â\x80\x94 mercifully â\x80\x94 putting Windows Vista out of its misery. ', "Apple even joined in on the Vista beat-down with it's famous commercials.ÂIf you're one of the 0.78% of users still on Windows Vista, know that it's probably time to move on, and that Business Insider highly recommends Windows 10."

'On Tuesday, the software giant will cease to support the decade-old operating system.Â"Microsoft has provided support for Windows Vista for the past 10 years," the company said in a statement. '

'Dell, HP and Lenovo were soon including disc copies of XP with all new computer purchases, as Microsoft mandates that all their hardware have Vista pre-installed. '

'Though the visual improvements were widely welcomed by PC owners, they quickly found that Vista was buggy and unreliable. '